Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has cautioned students against the increasing acts of hooliganism. The caution follows the suspension of Makerere University from the University games for two years as a result of the indiscipline exhibited when a group of students who had accompanied the university football team for
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Monday afternoon presided over the graduation ceremony of beneficiaries of his Girl Child Initiative at Kololo Independence Grounds in the capital, Kampala. It was the first batch of 600 girls under the scheme. [caption id="attachment_5757" align="alignnone" width="960"] Some of the graduates after being confirmed[/caption] They
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Warning that Kenya is in "grave danger," opposition leader Raila Odinga said in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday that the country's repeat presidential election was a sham and that a new vote should be held within 90 days. Low voter turnout in the election on Thursday, a
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A police officer and a civilian have died in clashes in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo amid protests calling for President Joseph Kabila to stand down, reports BBC. Several demonstrators were also wounded. [caption id="attachment_5751" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Anti-Kabila clashes in DR Congo have left two dead and many
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The assistant Executive Director of Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Norbert Mumba has stressed the need to embrace digital financial services to be pushed to all adult Ugandans, explaining that it will further help to reduce the number of adult people that are still unbanked in Uganda. Mumba stated this during
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Reverend David Mwinamo spent Sunday praying with his congregation for a speedy end to Kenya’s protracted presidential election that’s cast the East African nation into crisis, reports Bloomberg. Two votes since August have failed to produce consensus on who should lead the East African economic powerhouse of about 47 million
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KCB Group, Kenya’s largest bank by assets, has secured a $100 million (about Shs364.9 billion) loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for onward lending to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the region. The AfDB board approved the long term funding on Wednesday. “The funding is aimed at
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MTN Uganda has shortlisted 45 nominees for the next phase of the MTN Innovation Awards 2017. The 45 nominees were selected from an overwhelming number of entries, more than the entries received in the inaugural MTN Innovation Awards in 2015. There were at least seven (9) categories to pick from.
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Uganda's largest bank, Stanbic Bank has partnered with leading Ugandan property developers to host a housing development forum aimed at forming partnerships to create more affordable housing options for Ugandans and enhancing knowledge awareness about home loans and mortgages. Held under the theme “Stanbic Banks role in supporting the housing
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A group of 35 people over the age of 65 years from different parts of Uganda have petitioned the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) over discrimination in the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) Program, which provides support to older persons. The group, represented by the Initiative for Social and Economic
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